As a gesture of confidence, or perhaps resignation, she has provided Lissa and me early Christmas presents—in the form of a six-week-old Corgi (Lissa’s) and six-week-old half brother Borgi (corgi/Border Collie).

North Korea loves to spring surprises. More unusual is for its US foe to play along.

Because even at the maximum level of nucleocrat ambitions, the effects on the climate are of marginal concern.

Since the response of some man-made structures to the ground motion near the epicenter is highly dependent on frequency, a significant difference in potential damage to the structures is expected between earthquakes and moonquakes.